An article in the D@C mentioned that a survey is being conducted in Penfield to find out what residents think about the town’s accommodations for bike riding. It indicated that one man thought that the town’s roads were not friendly to cyclists. He suggested wider shoulders on town roads and more trails for mountain bikers.

I drove through the village-like Four Corners region of Penfield and noticed that there are no shoulders for bicyclists to ride on. Since the road has too many lanes to begin with there is plenty of space to create one.

There are many lovely roads throughout Penfield and a few have parallel bike trails. More of these trails would be a wonderful addition to the town. They keep the roads safe for cars and cyclists.

The D@C article indicated that a safety and trails survey can be found at www.penfield.org. Additionally, copies can be obtained at the Penfield Town Hall, 3100 Atlantic Ave.

Please take the time to fill out one of the surveys. Penfield’s beauty needs exposure. What better way to see it than by a bicycle.

Your Town Blogger,

Lindsay Warner

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Lou Singer has been blogging about Penfield life since January 2009. Readers may recognize Singer's name from his numerous cartoons published on the Democrat and Chronicle's opinion pages over the years. Singer, of Penfield, attended New York University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in science with a minor in journalism. In 2000, he earned a master's degree in liberal studies from SUNY Brockport.
He worked for 10 years at Western Electric (part of AT&T) as an equipment engineer (designing and installing telephone equipment), three years at Lightolier as a Technical Writer and Illustrator and 33 years at Xerox as a senior technical writer and editor. He was responsible for writing training materials, service manuals and operator instructions plus a quarterly technical magazine for Xerox Service Engineers around the world.